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Know Your Trading Lingo: A List of Terms to Help You Speak Our Language

As you start following the futures markets, you will find that brokers, traders, and individuals in the futures/commodities industry have certain...

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Tips & Strategies

Does Back Testing Work?

Many times, there are traders that want to back test their strategy and trading ideas before going live. They spend days and weeks pouring over data...

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What's Your Margin to Equity Ratio?

Margin Requirements Are Not Recommendations Many consider the leverage involved with futures to be a blessing and a curse. There are few investing...

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Credit Spreads: A Way to Collect Premium with a Defined Risk

Many traders are familiar with collecting premiums by selling options, and it has proved to be a profitable strategy. However, the unlimited risk...

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Crude Oil Futures FAQ

Futures contracts, including trading in crude oil futures, are financial instruments that carry with them legally binding obligations. Buyer and...

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Creating a Futures Portfolio

At the end of the day, most traders and investors are searching for something that works. For them, this involves ways to limit risk while trying to...

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Tips & Strategies

The Slow Stochastic Indicator

The Slow Stochastic is an oscillator type indicator that is used to help identify changes in momentum while identifying support and resistance...

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Understanding the Basics of How to Trade E-Mini S&P Index

One of the key attractions to trading the E-mini version of a stock index, or any other futures, for that matter, is that traders can participate at...

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